Mary Klass
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| Full name | Mary Beatrice Klass | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1935 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Mary Beatrice Klass (born 16 May 1935) is a Singaporean former sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] Klass won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1954 Asian Games. She is a Eurasian of Dutch and Portuguese descent.[2] In 2016, Klass was inducted to the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Klass". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Mary Beatrice Klass". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mary Klass at Olympics.com
- Mary Klass at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Mary Klass at Olympedia
- Mary Klass at the Singapore National Olympic Council
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